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Number Registration Type Class Chassis No. Body No. ? If the vehicle had two or more bodies (i.e. if it was rebodied), the body numbers (where known) are shown in chronological order. Refer to the history records for more details.
731J AUC559 AEC Regent 110HP 5-ton Tower Wagon Heavy Lorry 6612514 9456

Licence on: ?
Into stock: 01/06/1949
From: Chassis ex bus STL294
Out of stock: 27/04/1959 (Life: 9.90 years)
Disposal: George Cohen, London
Licence off: n/a ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.
Livery: Red
Operator: LT
Status: Withdrawn
Allocation: n/a
Added to LTSV: 01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited: 01/04/2024 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Photos
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There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.
Sightings
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History ?This section contains details of events during the lifetime of this vehicle. These can be drawn from official documents or from observations, and will eventually cover the whole career of each vehicle.
6 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).
Date Event Operator Department Location Status Notes Source
01/1934 New into stock LT ? Unknown ex AEC (as STL-type bus) Estimate
03/1948 withdrawn as bus LT ? Croydon Garage Ian's Bus Stop
01/06/1949 Converted and renumbered LT Distribution Engineer (N) Acton Tram Depot ex bus chassis STL294 (ex Chiswick) with tower structure off 9E. VRC states to Acton Tram Depot LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
21/06/1949 Allocated to LT Electrical Engineer (North) Acton Tram Depot Replacement for 9E. Docked at Muswell Hill Vehicle Record Card
02/04/1959 Delicensed LT Electrical Equipment Engineer (Gp.1) Acton Tram Depot u LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
27/04/1959 Sold LT n/a n/a ex Acton LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
4 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.
Note Posted by On
Tower has to be from 9E which had its tower removed in June 1949 at FLN where the conversion will have been completed. (8E's tower removed in August 1949 coincides with 732J's conversion) Clive G 24/07/2023
Licensed to tow. Ray 08/07/2020
Photo in 'The Final Chapter' (Bowden) Ray 10/01/2017
Ex STL294. Tower ex 9E or 8E Thomas Young 19/02/2009
Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
3 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.
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Licensing History ?The licence expiry dates are regularly updated, with all records shown here (most recent first).
No licensing data has been captured yet.
Edits ?This section shows a description of each change that has been applied to the database entry for this vehicle.
This record has been edited 3 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).
Date Summary Edited by Public?
01/04/2024 History Event ID 9797 edited Ray Y
22/11/2012 Improved date out Thomas Young Y
13/08/2012 Improved date in Thomas Young Y